Why Did We Start the Project with an S10 Pro Stock Truck Body Chassis?
When Gale Banks decided to showcase one of his twin turbo Duramax diesel engines in a drag race vehicle, he wanted to start with a chassis combination
April 5, 2006
S-10 Project Overview
Gale Banks has several goals he wants to achieve with his latest Duramax turbodiesel project truck, the Sidewinder D-Max S-10. Most obviously there’s speed: Gale Banks Engineering
March 28, 2006
Suburban Gorilla
One of the most popular project vehicles from Xtreme 4×4 is the “Suburban Gorilla,” which features a Banks Twin-Turbo Duramax diesel power plant derived from our Sidewinder
March 5, 2006
The Toughest Terrain on the Planet
Gale Banks himself hits the dirt as a driver in the Baja 1000 We Race the Baja 1000 in a 6.0L Super Duty Editor’s Note:The Baja 1000
March 1, 2006
Making Big Diesel Power
A 2005 Dodge Ram 3500 Quad Cab 4×4 gets a Big Hoss Bundle — with the new Banks iQ!
January 1, 2006
Banks Power and Kroeker Off-Road Engineering team up to conquer the Baja 1000
By Tim Gavern David Downs Goliath at Baja A virtually stock 2003 Cummins diesel-powered Dodge Ram 2500 4X4 Pickup truck takes 3rd Place in the “Stock Full”
November 19, 2005
WyoTech Happenings
In the last couple of weeks there have been two events in which the personalities of Gale Banks Engineering and WyoTech Technical Institute have crossed paths. WyoTech is the leader in education when it comes to hands on training in the areas of Automotive, Diesel, Collision Refinishing and Hot Rod/Custom Vehicle fabrication. Banks has taken an interest in supporting WyoTech because of the quality and employability of the students that they produce. Two WyoTech graduates currently work in the Banks Race Shop prepping the D-Max type R for its racing debut.
September 26, 2005
Fuel for Thought
The future of automotive propulsion may already be here, waiting at your local truck stop.
August 31, 2005